RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Real Betis Balompie, La Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primera Division · 2021-22

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

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Real Betis Balompie

Fri 21 Jan 2022 · 20:00 UTC RCDE Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 33' German Pezzella

Y 43' Juanmi

Manu Morlanes 60' Y

Y 65' Borja Iglesias

Raul de Tomas 79' Y

Y 79' William Carvalho

Raul de Tomas 82' R

Overview

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RCD Espanyol de Barcelona vs Real Betis Balompie — La Liga at RCDE Stadium.

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 38 games · 46 pts (2026/27)
Real Betis Balompie 38 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Teodoro Sobrino
Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
Referee Javier Alberola Rojas
Referee Ignacio Iglesias
Referee Ivan Hernandez
Referee Jaime Ruiz

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Barcelona	38	94
2	Real Madrid CF	38	86
3	Villarreal CF	38	72
4	Club Atletico de Madrid	38	69
5	Real Betis Balompie	38	60
6	RC Celta de Vigo	38	54
7	Getafe CF	38	51
8	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	38	50
9	Valencia CF	38	49
10	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	38	46
11	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	38	46
12	Athletic Club	38	45
13	Elche CF	38	43
14	Deportivo Alaves	38	43
15	Sevilla FC	38	43
16	CA Osasuna	38	42
17	RCD Mallorca	38	42
18	Levante UD	38	42
19	Girona FC	38	41
20	Real Oviedo	38	29

Head-to-Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Real Betis Balompie

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–4 Real Betis Balompie 2021-09-19 Real Betis Balompie 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2020-06-25 Real Betis Balompie 1–0 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2019-12-15 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 2–2 Real Betis Balompie 2019-04-29 Real Betis Balompie 1–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Recent Form

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	Real Betis Balompie	H	1–4	L
18 Jan	Cadiz CF	A	2–2	D
10 Jan	Elche CF	H	1–2	L
31 Dec	Valencia CF	A	2–1	W
17 Dec	RC Celta de Vigo	A	1–3	L
11 Dec	Levante UD	H	4–3	W

Real Betis Balompie

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jan	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona	A	4–1	W
18 Jan	Deportivo Alaves	H	4–0	W
09 Jan	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid	A	1–1	D
02 Jan	RC Celta de Vigo	H	0–2	L
19 Dec	Athletic Club	A	2–3	L
12 Dec	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	4–0	W

Season Stats

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona		Real Betis Balompie
#11	Position	#5
46	Points	60
38	Played	38
12 / 10 / 16	W / D / L	15 / 15 / 8
43	Scored	59
55	Conceded	48
-12	GD	+11
1.21	PPG	1.58
32%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are 11th (46 pts). Real Betis Balompie are 5th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona host Real Betis Balompie — let the battle begin!
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Betis Balompie needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
14' GOAL! Raul de Tomas scores on 14.
19' It looks surprising Real Betis Balompie does not make any changes. Juanmi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
24' The 32-year-old Victor Camarasa has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
29' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
31' Borja Iglesias does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Betis Balompie surge ahead!
33' Poor challenge from German Pezzella. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
36' Assisted by Nabil Fekir with the perfectly-timed delivery and Guido Rodriguez makes no mistake. 1-2!
37' Guido Rodriguez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
42' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
43' Juanmi was booked on 43.
46' Time for substitution for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona. Fernando Calero is replaced by David Lopez.
51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
53' What a moment for Borja Iglesias! That strike on 53 puts his side firmly in control.
58' RCD Espanyol de Barcelona are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Betis Balompie's shape.
59' The Real Betis Balompie bench stirs into life. Juanmi is withdrawn and Tello gets his opportunity.
60' Manu Morlanes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
61' The whistle greets Oscar Melendo as he departs to be replaced by Loren.
65' Poor challenge from Borja Iglesias. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
69' Keidi Bare is replacing Manu Morlanes for the RCD Espanyol de Barcelona side.
74' A change in the Real Betis Balompie ranks — Borja Iglesias exits the field as Willian Jose enters on 74.
76' Against the run of play, Willian Jose has scored! This game has turned on its head.
79' Raul de Tomas was booked on 79.
82' Raul de Tomas picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
85' A change in the Real Betis Balompie ranks — German Pezzella exits the field as Victor Ruiz enters on 85.
86' The crowd applauds Javi Puado as he leaves the pitch. Tonny Vilhena steps in for RCD Espanyol de Barcelona.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-4.

Lineups

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

–
Tonny Vilhena ↑ 86'
20
Keidi Bare ↑ 69'
15
David Lopez ↑ 46'
16
Loren ↑ 61'
2
Miguelon
8
Fran Merida
23
Adri Embarba ↑ 61'
18
Landry Dimata
29
Jofre Carreras Pages
34
Joan Garcia
7
Lei Wu
39
Ruben Sanchez

Coach Vicente Moreno

Real Betis Balompie Lineups

Starting XI

25
Claudio Bravo
8
Nabil Fekir
23
Youssouf Sabaly
7
Juanmi ↓ Tello 59'
9
Borja Iglesias ↓ Willian Jose 74'
10
Canales ↓ Andres Guardado 85'
14
William Carvalho ↓ Victor Camarasa 85'
3
Edgar Gonzalez
16
German Pezzella ↓ Victor Ruiz 85'
15
Alex Moreno
21
Guido Rodriguez

Bench

19
Hector Bellerin
22
Victor Camarasa ↑ 85'
12
Willian Jose ↑ 74'
33
Juan Miranda
18
Andres Guardado ↑ 85'
11
Tello ↑ 59'
5
Bartra
6
Victor Ruiz ↑ 85'
13
Rui Silva
20
Diego Lainez
24
Aitor Ruibal
28
Rodri

Coach Manuel Pellegrini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Borja Iglesias	3
Giovani Lo Celso	3
Sergi Darder	2
Ayoze Perez	2
Bartra	2
Willian Jose	2
Guido Rodriguez	2
Martin Braithwaite	2

Head to Head

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona Form

2022-01-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–4 Real Betis Balompie L 2022-01-18 Cadiz CF 2–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona D 2022-01-10 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–2 Elche CF L 2021-12-31 Valencia CF 1–2 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona W 2021-12-17 RC Celta de Vigo 3–1 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona L 2021-12-11 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 4–3 Levante UD W

Real Betis Balompie Form

2022-01-21 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1–4 Real Betis Balompie W 2022-01-18 Real Betis Balompie 4–0 Deportivo Alaves W 2022-01-09 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 Real Betis Balompie D 2022-01-02 Real Betis Balompie 0–2 RC Celta de Vigo L 2021-12-19 Athletic Club 3–2 Real Betis Balompie L 2021-12-12 Real Betis Balompie 4–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.35 RCD Espanyol de Barcelona xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.11 Real Betis Balompie xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona27% Draw25% Real Betis Balompie48%

Actual: Real Betis Balompie win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Draw

51%

Draw or Real Betis Balompie

73%

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona or Real Betis Balompie

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona20% Draw40% Real Betis Balompie40%

Actual: Real Betis Balompie win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.8%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 2

1 – 3

6.4%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 1

5.9%

0 – 3

4.8%

0 – 0

4.6%

2 – 3

4.3%

1 – 0

3.6%

1 – 4

Actual

Asian Handicap — RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Handicap	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona covers	Push	Real Betis Balompie covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	13%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	21%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	16%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

RCD Espanyol de Barcelona keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Real Betis Balompie keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.